masculine Merlin

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Origin:
welsh
Name Root:
mori dunom > MYRDDIN
Meaning:*
This name derives from the Welsh “Myrddin,” meaning “sea fortress, a hill near the sea,” used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his 12th-century Arthurian tales. The name “Merlin” in fact, is the Welsh Myrddin, the name of the bard Myrddin Wyllt, one of the chief sources for the later legendary figure. Geoffrey of Monmouth Latinized the name to Merlinus in his works. The medievalist Gaston Paris suggests that Geoffrey chose the form “Merlinus” rather than the regular “Merdinus” to avoid a resemblance to the Anglo-Norman word “merde” (Latin: merda).

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United States Ranking #3468


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New Age Curiosities

Numerological Values: #8

A person with name-number 8 is ambitious, confident, practical and has a great ability to execute plans. They are achievers and seek to reach the top of their field through hard work.

Chakra Number: #8
Chakra "Etheric Body"

At the base of the skull or Cerebellum and is also found to be linked to the causal chakra just above the crown chakra to the left in the etheric body. This center enables the individual to achieve advanced out-of-body projection, etheric projection, spiritual perception, and spiritual wisdom. I use the word spiritual here because these abilities and ideas are larger than the self and the earth and is were the ability of remote viewing resides.

Color meaning: Black

Black is the color of the hidden, the secretive and the unknown, creating an air of mystery. It keeps things bottled up inside, hidden from the world. In color psychology the meaning of the color black is protection from external emotional stress. It creates a barrier between itself and the outside world, providing comfort while protecting its emotions and feelings, and hiding its vulnerabilities, insecurities and lack of self-confidence. In times of fear and uncertainty black contains the energy of the threatening unknown. In a positive state, black is seen as a restful emptiness into which anything may emerge and disappear once again. It is also mysterious, providing a sense of potential and possibility.

Name Songs

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Artist
merlin
catherine fontaine
merlin
docteur merlin
merlin et son loup
hÉlÈne bohy
mÉlusine et merlin
sophie makhno
merlin
tue-loup

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